Tata Power Commissions Unit 2 Of Maithon Plant

Mumbai, Mar 19: Leading private utility Tata Power today said it has synchronised the second 525-mw unit at its Maithon mega power project in Dhanbad, Jharkhand under the requisite standard requirements.The first unit of 525

PTI [ Updated: March 19, 2012 14:41 IST ]

tata power commissions unit 2 of maithon plant

Mumbai, Mar 19: Leading private utility Tata Power today said it has synchronised the second 525-mw unit at its Maithon mega power project in Dhanbad, Jharkhand under the requisite standard requirements.

The first unit of 525 mw was commissioned last September, the company said in a statement.

Maithon Power is a 74:26 joint venture between Tata Power and Damodar Valley Corporation.The JV is implementing a 2x525 mw coal-fired power project in Jharkhand.

“The synchronisation of Maithon 525-mw unit 2 is a significant milestone. With this development, our gross generation capacity has touched 5,297 mw reaffirming its contribution as the largest integrated power company in the country,” Tata Power managing director Anil Sardana said.